News & Events News & Events Catch up with our latest news, upcoming events, and faculty and student accomplishments. On This Page: Recent News Outstanding Achievement Award: John S. Wright Distinguished scholar and trailblazing agent of change John Wright (MA ‘71, English; PhD ‘77) has been named a recipient of the University's Outstanding Achievement Award. ‘Don’t read just one book about Sri Lanka’: V. V. Ganeshananthan on her civil war novel Associate Professor Ganeshananthan speaks to The Guardian about her novel "Brotherless Night," which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction. English Major Spotlight: Alisha Wong The junior is balancing studies in English and in Human Resources and Industrial Relations at Carlson School of Business. Food is its Own Language Judith Tschann (BS '73, English, humanities) discusses her love of food-related words and her research on that topic. Shakespearean Rhapsody PhD student and OLLI Scholar Emily Schoenbeck shines in teaching seniors. Upcoming Events In-Person Event, September 26, 2024 Philip Metres Reading The author of Shrapnel Maps presents a new poetry collection, Fugitive/Refuge. In-Person Event, October 09, 2024 Hernan Diaz in Conversation The author of the bestselling novel Trust reads and discusses his work. In-Person Event, October 21, 2024 Elif Batuman Reading The author of the the novels The Idiot and Either/Or discusses her work.
Outstanding Achievement Award: John S. Wright Distinguished scholar and trailblazing agent of change John Wright (MA ‘71, English; PhD ‘77) has been named a recipient of the University's Outstanding Achievement Award.
‘Don’t read just one book about Sri Lanka’: V. V. Ganeshananthan on her civil war novel Associate Professor Ganeshananthan speaks to The Guardian about her novel "Brotherless Night," which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction.
English Major Spotlight: Alisha Wong The junior is balancing studies in English and in Human Resources and Industrial Relations at Carlson School of Business.
Food is its Own Language Judith Tschann (BS '73, English, humanities) discusses her love of food-related words and her research on that topic.
In-Person Event, September 26, 2024 Philip Metres Reading The author of Shrapnel Maps presents a new poetry collection, Fugitive/Refuge.
In-Person Event, October 09, 2024 Hernan Diaz in Conversation The author of the bestselling novel Trust reads and discusses his work.
In-Person Event, October 21, 2024 Elif Batuman Reading The author of the the novels The Idiot and Either/Or discusses her work.